Prevalence of Salmonella in chicken carcasses in Portugal.
During 1986-87 57% of 300 chicken carcasses yielded salmonellas where tested by a swabbing method. Serotypes isolated were Salmonella enteritidis (66%), Salm. agona (12%), Salm. newport (6%), Salm. saintpaul (6%), Salm. derby (4%), Salm. typhimurium (3%), Salm. bardo (1%), Salm. ohio (1%) and untypable (2%). The results are compared with those of avian and human salmonellosis registered in Portugal during the same period.
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Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D011174:Portugal; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification